tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post1608699712122321576..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Chronological LinksKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-53666881508702409702016-06-12T04:52:41.913+01:002016-06-12T04:52:41.913+01:00Kaor, Paul!
While it is true that both King Aethe...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />While it is true that both King Aethelstan and Harald Fairhair were contemporaries of Queen Gunnhild, I think it should be stressed they were OLDER contemporaries whom she long outlived. Moreover, I argue that the Anderson works you discussed should not be thought of too tightly as parts of a series--rather, they are independent books sharing, at most, a common historical and cultural background.<br /><br />I am not saying readers should not NOTICE things like how THE BROKEN SWORD mentions Ys, only that THE KING OF YS is an independent story not directly connected to THE BROKEN SWORD. We SHOULD appreciate such background echoes to ideas or themes found in other books--but not attempt to bind them together too tightly.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com